A new session has been added

ILAE have added a new session to the programme entitled “The new ILAE classification of seizures and epilepsies – the way forward” which will be chaired by ILAE’s President, Emilio Perucca. Full details can be found here.

Pre-congress teaching course

ASEPA (The Asian Epilepsy Academy) are running two teaching courses in the congress venue on the morning of Thursday 7th August just before the 10th AOEC starts. One is entitled “Structural and metabolic causes of epilepsies” and the other is “Advances in imaging techniques in epilepsy evaluation”. For further details on these two courses please click here.

Tournament of brainwaves

This fun and educational quiz will take place on Friday 8th August. Why don’t you take part in one of the teams in order to secure one of the best seats of the auditorium? Email singapore@epilepsycongress.org if you wish to partake in the quiz or require any further information on it.

The Epilepsy & Society Symposium

The Epilepsy & Society Symposium is taking place on Saturday 9th August as part of the 10th AOEC and it promises to be of great interest to both individuals living with epilepsy and for staff from community organisations supporting people living with epilepsy. The programme will cover topics of practical interest to people living with epilepsy such as employment, schooling and sports, AEDs and non-medicine therapies and then at the mini-fair practical information on first aid, exercise, and academic performance is offered amongst other things. Please click here to read more about what is planned.

Did you know?

Many cities feature a giant observation wheel but Singapore has the largest in the world at an astounding 165 metres in height which equates to a typical 42 storey building. It has 28 capsules each of which carry up to 28 people and each capsule is the size of a city bus.